Mom Thoughts

I love my baby, but some days I love nap time and/or bed time more. I always gasped when moms said that. Moms, I get it. Some days are exhausting and leave me at my end. Props to you stay at home moms. I was not made for it. I wish I was, but I'm just not. 

I blinked. My tiny baby who had just learned to roll over now eats cheerios out of a cup and claps when you say YAY or at the end of any song, he says "mama" and "dada" and "Barbara".... who is Barbara? I don't even know how it goes so fast. I'm taping my eyelids open so I don't have to teach him to drive next week.

How do you find yourself in the midst of motherhood? I'm Mama to the sweetest boy, wife to a great husband, and have not had time to be me in almost 11 months.  How do you shake the need to be present at home to have you time? How do you shake the mom guilt that is built into the "me time" to be able to press the reset button? I have had maybe five days to myself since Remington was born and I'm just worn. TELL ME YOUR SECRETS! 

See also: How do you get all of your housework done? I can't peg that one down either.  Remy had to sleep in 12 month pajamas the other night because I forgot to swap his laundry to the dryer before bed. Doh. How to you get a handle?!

How do you find time to write? I would love to jump back in over here, I just literally cannot ever find time. I mean heck, I had to choose to go against our work firewall for this just to be able to dump my brain. 

How many times a day is it normal to look at your child in awe of God and His great grace? I get to be this wild child's mama for the rest of my life.  I am blessed beyond what I deserve in that one tiny thing alone. :) 

Remy Jones: 10 Months

(everything is blurry now. everything.)

Sleeps:  from 8pm-1am in his bed and the rest of the night with Mommy and Daddy in their bed.   Eats: 6 ounces per bottle, lunch, and dinner. We have tried adding thicker, more textured foods this month with no luck.  Cheerios have been about as far as we've gotten. And Avocado. But I figure it does not count if it induces vomiting. So much vomiting.  Wearing: all 12 month clothes. Except for pajamas because the loose fit warning tag wrecked me.    Nicknames: Remy Jones, Remy, Chunk, Brother Bear, Baby Bear, Bubs, Booger, Chomper, Booger Bear, Bubby. Celebrated: New Year! Likes: standing unsupported, eating cheerios, car rides, being flipped by daddy, and STILL everything Mommy.  Dislikes: being tired, hungry, put down, told no, or too far away from Mommy. Still. Send help. 

Remy Jones: 7, 8, and 9 months!

So, we are closer to 10 than 9 months, and I am realizing how busy life has been. Too busy.  No one told me how busy holiday season is with a little.  WHY DID NO ONE TELL ME!? 

My little baby is an almost toddling toddler, mama obsessed, and 25 pounds, 28 inches of love. Being his mama is my favorite thing I've done in my short 26 years. 
Sleeps: See also: still doesn't. Every time I think we are hitting a good run, Remy gets sick, or starts cutting teeth again, or hits a sleep regression. Send help.   Eats: 6 ounces per bottle, lunch, and dinner. And crunchies. So many crunchies.  Wearing: 9 month clothes, 12 month jeans. Baby's booty doesn't fit in his 9 month jeans anymore.   Nicknames: Remy Jones, Remy, Chunk, Brother Bear, Baby Bear, Bubs, Booger, Chomper, Booger Bear, Bubby. Celebrated: Christmas, Thanksgiving, Mommy's birthday, Grams' birthday, and lots of little milestones in between! Likes: standing unsupported, eating, car rides, being flipped by daddy, and everything Mommy.  Dislikes: being tired, hungry, put down, told no, or too far away from Mommy. Send help.